Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe weather near Pittsfield

BerkshireUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 3 July 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:08PM EDT until July 2 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

An estimated 644,297 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 1 April 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates42.2641, -73.0606
Nearest CityPittsfield (26 km)
Population Exposed644.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-03T02:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55ba809c733b75ad7385c3f8fbca27c4

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:08PM EDT until July 2 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Expires2026-07-02T23:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Boston/Norton MA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55ba809c733b75ad7385c3f8fbca27c4ea3fcda3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c9cc84cc2074d4f029010a7a9e5edbbbf0597d3.001.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Pittsfield (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.